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OOMMODE WASH STAND- No. 249,601. Patented Nov. 15,1881.

1 INVBNTOR ATTORNEY.

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'WITNESSES1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

. To all whom it may concern WlL L'IAM T. EGBERT, )F MORRISTOVVN, NEW JERSEY.

con/ Mons WASH-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part 'o f Letters Patent No. 249,6Q1, dated November 15, 18 81.

' Application filed February 5,1881. (No model.) i I Be it known that I, WILLIAMT DD EGBER '0t'Morristown,in thecountyofMorrisand State 'of New Jersey, have made an inventionot' a,

new and useful OommodeWash-Stand andI do herebydeclare that the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is'a full, clear, and exact description and specification of the same. o

Commodes (or water-closets) and wash-stands as generally constructed are separate and distinct devices, the commode as ordinarily made being a seat having a pan, hopper, or basin be neathitfor drop pin gs,a nd the wash-stand being sin. is objectionable in many respects. Thus, if it:

a fixed table or support for a basin, and being frequently made with acloset beneath the ba- The construction of the com mode as aseat be placed in a room, its presence issnggestive of Rs use, and itis objectionable on this account. Hence com modes are generally either made portable, so that they can be movedifrom one dwelling-room to another, or they are made.

fixturesin rooms or closets appropriated specially to the purpose, thus involving the cost ofsuchspecialroom orcloset. Wash-stands'pn the other hand, are not objectionable in rooms, except for the space occupied by them, and consequently they can be openly placed in any 3.

bed-room. The objections to the separate construction of wash-stands and commodes aresuch as to have led to the combination of a we ter-closet bowl with a wash-stand by means of a swinging bracket, so that the bowl maybe 35 swung laterally into and out of the closet ot' a wash-stand; but this construction is objectionable, in my opinion, because the bracket waterclosetthus obtained is at best but a maker-shift, and lacks the comfort of a good seat and back, besides involving the necessity of joints in the pipe-connections, which joints" are not only costly, but are liable to leak and to gather foul matter.

My invention obviates both the disadvantages incident to the construction of com modes (or Water-closets) and wash-stands as distinct devices or articles of furniture, atnd also the disadvantages of the swinging-bracket construction of water-closets, while retaining the good qualities of each; and it consists of certain me chanical constructions, which are recited in the claims at the close of this description, and the "practical-effect of which is the production of a commode wash-stand which has all the advantagesof the, broad seat and backof theordinary water closet or privy seat, coupled with the complete concealment of an appearance suggestive of its use as a commode, and which, in addition, is a good wash-stand, while,when constructed as a water-closet, it permits all the pipe-connections with the water-closet bowl to be constructed in the manner usual for fixed water-closets, permits also the supply pipes of the wash-basin to. be fixed, and does not require any joints for the discharge-pipe of the wash-basin or of the water-closet.

In order that the invention may be fully un- I derstoodI have represented in th'eaccompanying drawings, and will proceed to describe, a com mode wash-stand embodying all parts bf my invention in a good form for practical use, it being understood that the form and means of combining the devices may be varied as circumstances or the views of users or manufacturers render expedient.

In the said drawings,-Figure 1 represents a front view of the commode wash-stand. Fig. 2 represents a transverse'section of the same through the centers of the bowls of the washstand and commode seat. Fig.3 represents a fragmentary top view of the commode-seat, which ,for economy of space, is drawnin an open space ofFig. 2.

The commode wash-stand represented in the said drawings consists, essentially,of the commode A and the wash-stand attachmentB.

The commode'has a seat, 0, with a hole of the ordinary form for such purposes, and is of a 'con- I The wash-stand attachment B may be plain for supporting a common bowl, or it may be fitted (as represented in the drawings) with a Oroton bowl, d, supplied with water by means of pipes or otherwise. The wash-stand attachment has its top f at a suitable height for a. wash-stand-say about two feet six inches from the floor-anditiscombined with thecommode,

so as to cover the seat thereof, and at the same time to be movable therefrom, so as to permit the user of the commode to seat himself upon it. In theform represented in the drawings the wash-stand attachment is connected with'the back y of the commode by hinges 0, so that when the former is turned down, as represented in full lines in Fig. 2, it covers the commode and conceals the seat from view, at thesame time presenting to the eye the appearance of a wash-stand. The wash-stand attachment may, however, be turned up, as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 2, thus permitting the commode to be used with all the comfort attending a good seat, 0, and (if desirable) a back, g.

In order that the wash-stand attach mentmay be handled with facility its weight is partially counterpoised by means oi'oneormore wei ghts, H, connected with the attachment by means of an armor arms, 43. As the attachment turns on hinges and its center of gravity is more nearly over the hinge-pivots when the attachment is turned up, the counterpoise then hasa mechanical advantage over the weight of the attach merit and holds it securely in its raised positionrbut the weight of the attachment has a mechanical advantage over the counterpoise when theformer is turned down, so that it'retains its depressed position.

If deemed best, one or more springs may be substituted for the counterpoise-weights.

When a Croton wash-bowl is employed I arrangeit as represented in section atFig. 2, with the delivery-pipes located at the front of thecasing of thewash-stand attachment, so that the under sid j, of the attachment may, when down, incline forward and downward, and may consequently slope forward and upward when the attachment is turned up, as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so as to afford ample room for the sitter. bowl thus arranged discharges directly into the bowl of the water-closet beneath, thus tending to disinfect the same by the soap-suds made by washing, and rendering the use of a separate trap for the basin unnecessary. I also in such case construct the basin with a direct overflow-pipe, Z, communicating, by preference, with an inclined discharge-pipe, a, which construction enables both pipes to be readily cleansed-ewe former by means of a swab introduced from beneath, and the latter by means of a swab on a wire handle introduced from above, I also construct the wash-bowl with a projecting lip, m, at its rear side, so that in case the bowl should he suddenly turned up with some remnant of the water in it such water may be caught in the recess under the lip.

- 1f ,the commode wash-stand is a fixture, I prefer to construct it with a superstructure of The Croton' drawers, 1?, or of closets, having a space, r,

space under the seat at each side of the pan,

by inserting a reservoir of dry earth at one side and a receptacle for dirty water at the other. I also arrange the delivery-pipel of the wash-basin so as to be over a lateral opening in the seat, which opening lets thebasinwater run into the receptacle; or a reservoir of washing-water may be arranged in the commode, and a pump may be used to pump it to the wash-hasin,as is done with the wash-stands in railroad sleeping-ears; orareservoir of washing-water may be arrangedin the superstructure, as is done with some portable wash-stands. I also prefer to arrange a ventilating-pipe, w, in connection with the commode, such pipe being connected either with a pipe entering the chimney or being conducted to the exterior of the house at some upper part thereof.

The design of the casing of the article may be such as fancy or taste may suggest, and the front of the' wash-stand attachment maybe made to project a little in front of the commode, and to overlap the edge of the seat 0 thereof, so as to conceal thejoints of the casing.

I claim as my invention 1 The combination, substantially as above set forth, of the commode-seat and the wash stand attachment, which is constructed to be moved upward and downward relatively to said commode-seat.

2. The combination, substantially as above set forth, of the commode-seat, the wash-stand attachment covering the same, and the counterpoise for the wash-stand attachment.

3. The combination, substantially as before set forth, of the commode-seat with a washstand attachment constructed with a level top, and with a bottom inclined forward and downward.

4:. The wash-bowl constructed, substantially as above set forth, with a lip at its rear side.

5. The combination, substantially as before set forth, of the wash-bowl with a dischargepipe inclined forward and with a straight overflow pipe, whereby both the discharge from the bowl and the overflow may be effected at the forward side thereof.

In witness whereof Ihave hereto set my hand this 31st day of January, A. D. 1881.

WILLIAM TODD EGBERT.

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